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TO BE AMICABLY SETTLED.
The Little Differences Between n xico
and the unifod 1takAa.

The Little Diderences Betwoen Msxioe
and the United States.
CITY OF MEXICO via GALVESTON, Decem.
Der 3.-In Government circles there 10 no
apprehension of difficulties with tho United
States over the revival OF the Cutting case.
Mexican Government several weeks ago in
q friendly manner suggesting in order to
prevent future ENHANCEMENT and rupturing
the good relations at present existing be-
tween the two countries that Chihuahua
and other States OF this Republic maintain
ing the doctrine OF extra terri, orial juris-
diction should repeal the law As in conflict
with the established principle OF inter
national law. Indemnity in the Cutting
case wal also suggested without a special
sum being mentioned. The question is one
devoid OF personal considerations. Mexico
showed nc disposition to avoid a friendly
involved. The matter, it il said, will 60
through the usual diplomatic councils and
satisfaction 10 expressed that Bayard has
handled the case so as to avoid placing
Mexico in embarrassing position. The press
will very likely deal with the matter in q
different spirit from tho Government, the
real position of the case
NOT BEING UNDERSTOOD
by the newspapers, and some heated de-
clamation is probable. Friends OF Pres:t
dent Diaz. who is a candidate for ~re-elec'
ton, say his opponents will endeavor to
show be is overfriepdly to Americans. An
other election story started by the oppo-
nents of Diaz is, hat he sanctions selling
Lower California to the United States. Mr..
Messick. Government Inspector OF Colo
MES. who has just returned from Lower
California, said there was not a word OF
truth in the report. The President never
dreamed of such q thing. The American
residents of Lower California would them
selves be the strongest opponents of annex.
alton, as under the Mexican rule they en-.
joy exemption from taxation and receive
liberal treatment in all business ventures.
That these Americans would 10 fact shOul.
der their rifles to fight against annexation.
The Clericals are doing all they can to stir
up opposition to the continuance OF Diaz
in power. The chief allegation against MIN
is Partially Tor American people and the in
PRODUCTION OF American capital and ideas.
NO CAUSE FOR HARD FEELINGS
WASHINGTON, December 3.-OGcials OF
the Department of State are at q loss to
account for the feeling that appears to
have arisen in Mexico as the result OF the
discussion Of the Cutting case. 1t is said
the subject has been presented to the Next
can Government in accordance with the
forms of international law with a view to
the settlement OF extra -territorial jurisdIc-
ton and not with any intent OF endeavor-
inc tn force yeYatiO1R claima in an arhi.
trarv manner. As q matter of fact there
has been no new presentation OF Cuttings
claim against the Mexican Government.
No liked money indemnity has been de-
mandei and nothing has been said that
would in the judgment OF the department
the creation OF any ill-fesling be-
tween the two countries.
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A Large Property Sale.

LONDON, December 2.-Lord Salisbury
has sold freehold property ON Cecil and
Salisbury streets, Strand comprising 49,
GOO square feet. for 100000.
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OUT IN SEARCH OF FOOD.
v FROM SHAME.
How . Maynard Girl Wa Frustrated
Her Rash Intentions.

Washington ID. c. special: A Young lad!
Of this city, whose name is withheld lFoa
publication, but who is described as tna
daughter OF a prominent o1iclall 10 one"
the departments, left her fathers house Oh
Wednesday last. She did so, believing n"'
self to be, whether rightly or not the WV
tim Of a steplnother's cruelty. The slcuFs'
and strangest OF all. according to to'os!'
Post, she turned her footsteps to aa'
reputable portion of the city in a loea"'
south OF the avenue where the s'arlns n.u"
OF the bar.rooms illuminate the ddfAH
streets. She rang the bell oil "elI'kn0'-
houee OF III fame and ente ed. LIE "oI'.
in charge heard her story, Il have euu.
now to be an inmate here said the uu'.
pecte visitor finally. III you are an l1u'
cent girl" said the woman with
MORE SYMPATHY NJ GOODNESS
OF heart than many with more pre- ens'''
10 morality, you cannot remain Dsl.
She did more than refuse adml1'sn'"
the poor girl. She took her, late aS"
to a police station and saw the lleu'su .s.o
The latter list,ncd to the story ans t",,
decided to place the girl In a house olas s,a
until the morning. when it wo1i' ~ III.
what could be dure for her, A'th'".a
had preserved a courageous en'e"noi stc,
home, this unexpected SYM tha cd
entire strangers SD Overcatn5 sr,.
hat she broke down and crlea hon,.
She would not, however, return A
There was only one thing to De uoD tho
mission on Fourteenth s"'S'
ioors OF which are
ALWAYS OPEN TO HELP
homeless women, was the only place VIZ.
The officials daughter could go. Tnl'n' -.
vent and there she remained during
lay. Meanwhile the girls father nSs ,,t..
Of his daughters wh.i sasn Tho
IN interview was ARRANGED hs.S seoons st
wo and took place yesterday allen too
,olics HEADQUARTERS. The father We 0.
much rrieved by the evident si.lsaDt tho
he girl to receive hor with other .,a. har.
tmost kindness, while the d4usntefDis u
* realized into what q iearl'' 10, was
er rashness might have placed "ttbers
ut too glad to be received IN he toIl,wsd,
rms. Tears and explanations 10Th ,La.
nd the result OF the intervIe" N"s
10 oirI accomnapied her father ho0'
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PREPARING FOR THE CONTEST

ln' usual course OF procedure is to swear
IN new Senators, two at a time. in tho ~.
der in which their names are on tho a,.ha
as." ''Se' The two parties are exactly
ad1 VA; IN str myth at the start, but with the
an tta OF oath to the FIRST senator
win hsrn u.s. lMr. Aldrich), the Republicans
cnrrs nt majority and can control the
are + sorted to. Members OF hath nan.;sss s
are studying closely with a view to me.t;na
any attempt by their opponents to secrrs
tI~iaavantage: The Democrats have .ans.S
su,essams TO be sent to their absences
anu mmon'ng them to be present to-morrow
s.na Monday. The absentees today wsrs
ton na G;r George, Hearst, Blodsett. Hamns
'''' o'oson' Colquitt and SALISBURY.
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rortv-sIx Years In once.

BERLIN, December 2.-Prince Bismarck
intends to resign in January the post o.
Landrach of Mengard, which he he's held
sinca 1871.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07

CHILL bars went up another fraction yes
terday.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07

The Prohibitionists will kindly defer
electing their President until 1892. by which
time they expect to have wiped out the Re-
publican party.
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Democratic S~enatnrsor s,-

WASHINGTON. December 2.-The caucu,
o. the Democrati: Senators was held to-.
day. to which an informal report Of the
caucus COMMITTEES was submit ted respect.
1og a decision in the cases of Senator'S
norp'e OF Indiana and Faulkner OF West
virginia. The matter was discpssed 81
sohslEera Die length, but no line of action
was aFetched. and put over to to.morrnw
adjourned. ~" 'ne caucus
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Ovation to Municir., No..

aHnicipal Martyrs,
t!seotg. Nebraska, December n
. x.e E!.a ~ asass i.ssss t..as, hs
7's's's s'es's' es''ssa Yls,lsi II. H. n
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THE MoDERArEs ABsrA1NEp,

MiDNlaHT-There was much less excite
ment in the city tonight than on the pre-
vious night. Knots OF curious people col
lected from time to time, but were easily
dispersed. Senators and moderate depu-
ties generally abstained from taking part
IN to-day's test ballotiag. The pIenary
meeting to be held tomorrow morning will
afford better indications OF the final re.
suit.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
WITHOUT. REGRET.

President erevy Steps Down From
His Oh1ce.
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THE HIGHEST CONSIDERATION

who returned the blow, striking Blount on
the face. The gentlemen were then SEGA
rated and the circumstances explained to
Mr.. Breckenridge, and the gentlemen shook
hands with great eordiality. On the first
ballot Donslson received II votes; Burt,
SO: Reeder, 4; House. s, and Reeves ~.
On the second ballot the New York delega-
ton, which opposed Donelson, chasgel
votes to Hurt and the others followed.
The vote etood: Hurt, IS; Donelson, &c.
Reeder, L. This elected Hurt. Lycurgus
Dalton a nominated postmaster, and
II. Ni!burn chaplain of the House.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-07
The House Democrats United ON Har.
mOniOus Action
And Vary the Monotony by . Scrap by
Two Gentlemen.
The Republicans Hold Theirs and Qafet'
" Make Nominations.
The Democratic Senator's Devise q Line
of Action
In the Case OF the Contests From In
diana and West Virginia.

WAsH1sGroN, December 3.-Much interest
was manifested in the caucus OF the Demo.
cratic Representatives tonight. Repre-
sentative Cox. Of New York, called it to
order and spoke at considerable length.
He congratulated the members on the
Democratic victory of this year., which SO
paralyzed tho opposition that they will
not be able to recover for 1888 unless the
Democracy fail in harmony and duty.
On motion oirepresentative Breckenridge, OF
Kentucky. Hon. j. G. Carlisle was nominated
Tor Speaker by acclamation. Carlisle vas
brought in. After acknowledging the honor
conferred in naming him for the position a
second time and referring to the onerous
duties which the position involved, he
spoke of the lsugth and importance of the
coming session and the necessity for
y harmonious Democratic majority with
out which succesa will be doubtful. IF we
can agree among ourselves" said Carlisle,
ION essential points, g can well AFFORD in
view OF the critical condition of the coun-
try to postpone discussion OF minor mat
tiers until q more appropriate time. This
course, it seems to me, is demanded by
TIE HIGHEST CONSIDERATION
OF party expedisncy and public welfare"
john B. Clarke was nominated for Clerk of
the House and J. P. Leedom, of Ohio, for
Sergeant-at-Arms. Then cam the only
rsal contest of the evening, that for door.
keeper. Mr.. Donelson was nominated by
Representative Washington, Of Tennessee;
VIZ. Rsines. OF New York, by Burke Coch-
raue; A. B. Hurt, Of Mississippi, by Berry;
n X. Reeder. of Pennsylvania. bv Ermel-
trout and Mr.. House, OF Michigan, by Tars-
rey. As soon as the nominations were
closed Breckenridge, Of Arkansas. made a
vigorous attack on Donelson in line with
his published charges. Taulbe, OF Ken
lucky, and Bloupt. OF Georgia, defended
the ~doorkeeper. Blount was repeatedly
interrupted by Breckenridge and finally
both gentlemen lost their temper. In the
course of a warm colloquy which followed
Mr.. :Blount misunderstood q remark by
Breckenridge and
STRUCK HIS ANTAGONIST,
who returned the blow, striking Blount on
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$780,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-04-07
Care of the Finger Nails.

To keep the finger nails in good
order requires considerable care
and attention and perhaps no addi-
ton to the modern toilet is more
useful for its purpose than the dain-
ty manicure sets in their pretty
boxes. The plain unpretendi ding
one which one may purchase for a
dollar will do its work quite as we'll
as the more expensive and elabor-
ate sets. Before Using these artic
les the hands should be washed in
tepid water, with fine gly cerinated
soap, and before removing the latter
rubbed with tablespoonful Of fine
Indian meal or oatmeal, then rinsed
in tepid water, and after this rub
bed with a little glycerine in soft
water. The hands should be rub
bed together until the glycerint
and water has nearly evaporated
then they should be dried complete
| ly and the nails cut and clean &c
with the nail scissors and cleaner
while they are still soft from the &C
ton of the tepid water. Next push
down the skin which is apt to grow
over the nails and proceed to polish
them. For this purpose take YOU
chamois polisher, put pinch of TIL,
nail powder on its face and rul
each nail till it acquires a fine pol
| ish and rosy color.
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The Largest Farm in the World,

In the extreme southwest corner
of Louisiana lies The largest pro-
ducing farm in the world. II runs q
hundred miles north and south, and
many miles east and west, and is
owned and operated by a syndicate
of northern capitalists. Their gen
eral manager, j. b. Watkins, gives
an account of this gigantic planta-
ton which throws, the great DIAL
rymple farm in Dakota in.o the
shade completely.
"The 100000 acres of our tract"
| Mr. Watkins said, "was purchased
ia 1888 from the state of Louisiana
and from the United States govern
ment. At that time it was vast
grazing land for the cattle of the
few dealers in the neighhorhood
When | took possession found
over 10000 head of half-wild horses
snd cattle. My work was to divide
the immense tract into convenient
pastures, establishing stations oil
ranches every six miles. The fenc
ing alone cost in the neighbour aood
of $4,000. The land l found t] be
best adapted to rice, sugar, corn
and cotton. all our cutivating
ditching, ETC., is done by steam
power. We take tract, say half :
mile wide, for instance, and place
an engine on each side. The en-
gines are portable and operate ca
Die attached TO four plows, and IN
der this arrangement we are able tt
plow thirty acres a day with only
the labor of three men. Our har
rowing, planting and other cuitiva
ton is done in a like manner; il
fact, there is not single draugh
horse on the entire place. We have
of course, horses for the herders o
cattle, of which we now have 16, 90
head. The southern Pacific rail
road runs for thirty-six mile
, through our farm. We have tire
, steamboats, operating on the water
, of our o|n estate, upon which ther
are 800 miles OF navigable waters
We have an ice house, bank,
, shipyard and rice mill. "-St.Loui
. Republican.
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Dance of the Horses.

Among the games enacted at
some of the Saxon peasant weddings
there is one which deserves to be
mentioned, aifording as it does
curious proof Of the tenacity of old
Pagan rites and customs, transmit
ted by verbal tradition from one
generation to the other. This is
the Rossel ranz, or dance of the
horses, evidently founded on an an-
cient Scandinavian legend to be
found in Snorri's "Edda.'' In this
tale the gods Thor and Loki came
to a peasants house in carriage
drawn by two goats or rams and
asked for a nights lodging. They
killed the two rams and with the
peasant and his family consumed
their flesh for supper. The homes
were then ordered to he thrown iI-
to heap on to the hides of the ~
finals; but one of the peasants ',-,ns
had Ia eating broken open u hone
in order to get at the marrow with
ID, aud next morning when the god
com manded the goats to get up one
Of them limped on the hind leg be-
cause of the broken bone. Az frs
Thor was in a great rage .and
threatened to destroy the whole
family, but finally allowed himsel
to be pacitied and accepted the two
sons as hostages. In the peasant
drama we have now before US tn,
| gods Thor and Loki are replaced by
a colonel and o lieutenant-colonel
and instead of two goats there ar,
Two horses and one goat; also thu
two sons OF the peasants are her,
designated as Wallachians. Every
thing is, of course, much distorted
and changed, but still all the prin
cipal features of the drama, whicl
space forbids me here to enlarg
! upon, are clearly recognizable. Tn
killing of the goat and its subse
/, quent resurrection, the rage of tn
colonel and the transferment of tn
two Wallachians into his servic
being all parts of the perform snct
Black woods Magazine.
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out of the snow. By ana by a hand

out of the snow. By and by hand
comes up, red mitten comes oil,
there is a frantic struggle with the
fastenings of the snou-shoe, and st
last it drops off and the victim rises
from his snowy couch, very red in
the face, very white in the garments
and very blue in the surrounding
atmosphere. He then takes off the
other snow-shoe and climbs over
TIE fence in a civilized manner.
This is beautiful and very effec-
tive scene when properly carried
| out
But the snow shoe Is doubtless of
practica! value on experienced feet.
Some men get so that they can walk
three or four miles a day with these
implements, and | once SAW a hun
ter returning from the woods with
no evidences of having fBlien down
and carrying three rabbits in his
left hand. l approached to get a
nearer view of this prodigy and dis
covered that be had large tia-par
fastened to each foot-Paul Past
InOr. in Puck.
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Take Care of the Babies.

The great mortality among chill
dren Is very noticeable in the death
rates Of most American cities. 1t
would be greatly lessened if parents
would use some common sense.
Babies are much more susceptible
to cold than are adults, and yet 9
mother will go out, herself warmly
clad from head TO foot, and allow
her child to patter beside her on
the cold pavement in its little house
shoes. Another practice which
should be protested against is al
lowing nurse to stand near 6
window with the babe in her arm:
while she INDUCES her curiosity in
looking at the passers-by. Many ;
baby has had an attack of croul
from the cold which radiated from
the window on the delicate littl
lungs or legs. Even with double
sash there is generally cold al
coming through the openings. ant
the panes themselves, with tn
weather at zero, chill the air in til
close vicinity.
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The Wav of Mammas

Anxious daughter-"Mother, did
papa have his salary increased when
he was married?'
Omaha matron-''No, my child
81 don't suppose he had any mon
ey saved up, did hep
"Not a penny; he spent all he
earned"
did you get along comfortably
eve were very happy"
"Well, you know George hasn'1
been able to save cent, but"
"See here, if that poverty strick
en- fellow dares to show his face
here again I'll get your father to
kick him out"
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an Excellent School.

In these days in which humbug-
gerry fouriShes in educational work
as never before, when "one-horse"
colleges and all other kinds of col
leges are taking the land; when it
requires neither learning nor-I
had almost said brains-to make
successful" school; when ignoram-
uses, by shrewd advertising "suc
coed" better than real scholars-at
such time it is very pleasant to
find good school free from humbug
and yet successful. Such a school
! found Messrs. Wall and MONEYS
academy at Culleoka to be. Their
object is to prepare boys for good
colleges, and the basis of their
work they make the old quadrivium,
English, mathematics, Latin and
Greek. One of these gentlemen has
declined three professorships-
of them in college well-known all
over the south-in order to devote
himself to the work of preparing
boys for college. So the tradition
of the old Webb school at Culieok a
is still kept Up. ] spent five hours
in the school room and heard class
es recite in the Eclogues of Virgil,
Caesar, Latin reader, Latin gram
mar, Shakespeare, English grammar
and gee metry. No exhibition
was given, nothing but daily class
work. | can most cordially en-
dorse the aims and methods of this
school. If ! might emphasize any,
thing in the instruction l should
say that the matthew atical work is
far above the average; in fact, a
geometry recitation was the finest
work l have seen any teacher do
in that line, in college or elsewhere.
| The spirit OF the pupils is fine,
the order is excellent; the building
is kept exceedingly neat and clean.
A neat library building has just
been erected and Mr.. Mooney has
had constructed on a model devised
by himself convenient and beautiful
book shelves.
The community is heartily inter
ested in the school and evlnced on
this occasion its good will by filing
the house at p. II. to hear q lee
ture. The enterprise is now an as.
sHred success. Messrs. Mooney
and Wall opened in September last
with sixty-two pupils, only three
being boarders. During the first
term the number increased to eigh
ty-five, of whom thirteen were
boarders. Up to the present l25
have matriculated, twenty seven OF
these being boarders; and ninety
four are now in attendance, of whom
twenty-three are boarders.
Miss Macon, the teacher Of the
primary classes, is highly spoken
OF. Even in the first year the schoo
pays The principals handsome sa!a-
ries. CHARLES FORSTER SMITH
Vanderbilt University, March u
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Sir Emerson Tennent long ago
called attention TO the power of the
cocoanut palm TO conduct light
ming, and the subject is again call
ed up by Ceylon paper. Five
hundred of these trees were struck
on a single plantation during a suc-
cession of thunder-storms in April,
1869. But the trees suffer terribly
FROM the effects, for however slight
ly they may be touched, they are
sure to die. Even if only the edges
OF the leaves of the leaves are
slnged, or only few of them are
turned brown, the tree will in the
end wither gradually and perish.
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The Ism He Had,

"What keeps Mr.. - from
Kirk James?' said q worthy minis
ter. II hope it is not Methodism y
mo" responded the verger. "It's
something worse"
what, then. Is 1t calYinism?''
"Worse, your reverence, worse"
"Surely, James, it is not Deism?''
"Much worse, an it please your
reverence, than that"
"Can 1t be Atheism which de-
priyes US of the best church warden
that ever shook boxT'
Truly" responded James, otis a
much more serious matter; it i
rheumatism"
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An English hangman who has
had over one hundred experiences,
says be never knew hut two men to
resist on the gallows. One wanted
to make speech and they wouldn't
let him, and the other wanted time
to see what religion he should en-
brace.